HAIs/Soft Surface Contamination

What are soft surface fabrics in the patient environment?

LINENS

SCRUBS

LAB COATS/WHITE COATS

PRIVACY CURTAINS

Studies assessing contamination of soft surface fabrics

Linens

Hospital linens were identified as a vehicle that carried R. delemar into contact with susceptible patients. Rhizopus species were recovered from 26 (42%) of 62 environmental samples from clean linens and associated areas.